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Nigeria
Nigeria - The Edge of Joy
Launched May 2010
As Nigeria works to “re-brand” itself from a post-colonial military state to a progressive African democracy, political, civic and professional leaders have recognized the most intractable problem for this emerging society is also its most treatable: maternal and infant mortality.
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India
India Casts a Light on Mothers Long in the Dark
Launched April 2010
In India the incidence of women dying while giving birth is among the highest in the world. This project explores how poverty, early marriage and poor infrastructure make childbirth fraught with risk.
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Mexico
The Struggle for Health in Chiapas
Launched March 2010
An infant born in the state of Chiapas as three times as likely to die as the rate for Mexico as a whole. The maternal mortality rate in neighboring Oaxaca is twice the national average. This project explains why, and what is being done in response.
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Ethiopia
Mothers of Ethiopia
Launched September 2009
In the U.S., a woman has a 1 in 4,800 chance of dying from complications due to pregnancy or childbirth in her lifetime. In Ethiopia, a woman has a 1 in 27 chance of dying. Hanna shares her experiences and observations in a five-part series on Mothers Of Ethiopia.
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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Dying for Treatment
Launched June 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa, the poorest region on Earth, is a place where more than 600,000 women die in pregnancy or childbirth every year due to lack of proper care and only 30 percent of the population has access to health care at all. The situation in Guinea-Bissau is among the worst in the region.
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Launched on May 19, 2010
Hundreds of thousands of women die each year from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.

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Maternal health is a critical topic in global development. Maternal ill health and death impacts families, communities and societies and has far reaching effects across socio-economic strata. Despite recent data showing a positive turning point in the battle to keep mothers alive through pregnancy and childbirth, 342,900 women die each year from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Dying for Life is a response to this crisis, viewing motherhood as a continuum that encompasses reproductive health, family planning, pregnancy, childbirth and infant and maternal mortality. Our forward-looking reporting includes dispatches from Guinea Bissau, India, Mexico, Ethiopia and Nigeria. We hope you’ll join the global conversation by engaging with the journalists, and sharing your own stories about maternal health and its impact on your community.

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